Planning an event in Naples or Campania? Request an event security assessment.
Naples is Italy’s southern capital and one of Europe’s most atmospheric settings for corporate and HNWI events, with the Chiaia waterfront, Posillipo hilltop, and the Amalfi Coast providing venues that attract significant international HNWI demand. GPG-licensed event security addresses the city’s specific profile: the Camorra contractor due diligence requirement, scooter-borne theft awareness for pedestrian delegate movement, and the coastal and island access management that Campania events uniquely require.
For the broader Naples security context, see our Naples city page for the full Camorra operating environment and district-level risk assessment. For delegates requiring personal close protection throughout the Naples event programme, our close protection officers in Naples covers GPG-licensed CPO deployment across Campania.
What does event security in Naples cover?
Naples Venue Landscape and Event Profile
Naples hosts corporate events, investment conferences, cultural gatherings, and HNWI private functions across a range of venues from the waterfront Chiaia and Posillipo hotel zone to the Villa Rosebery state residence and private estates on the Amalfi Coast. The Campania region's unique combination of international HNWI tourism, business events, and Italy's southern capital creates a distinctive event security requirement: Camorra due diligence on local suppliers, scooter-borne theft awareness, and coverage extending to coastal Amalfi, Capri, and Ischia venues.
GPG Licensing Under TULPS
Italy's TULPS requires venue guards to be approved as guardie particolari giurate by the Prefetto; Italian law has no separate licence for close protection. Security companies must hold a Prefettura operating licence. Armed guards hold a licence to carry arms issued by the Prefetto with their approval. All deployed personnel for Naples events hold current Naples Prefettura GPG licences. Documentation is provided to event organisers before deployment.
Camorra Contractor Due Diligence
The Camorra's presence in Campania's construction, waste management, catering, and event supply chain sectors means that contractor vetting for Naples events is materially more important than for northern Italian cities. Any event organiser commissioning local catering, AV, security guard, waste disposal, or logistics contractors in Campania should conduct appropriate due diligence on those suppliers before engagement. We provide contractor due diligence advisory as a component of the Naples event security assessment.
Terrorism Awareness and Venue Hardening
Italy's terrorism threat is rated high by the FCDO. Naples is a lower-profile target than Rome or Milan but is not exempt from the national threat assessment. Venue hardening for Naples events includes access control proportionate to the event's international profile, vehicle stand-off management at coastal hotel properties with road frontage, and x-ray and wand screening for higher-profile international events. Personnel briefings include current terrorism awareness protocols.
Amalfi Coast and Island Venue Coverage
HNWI events at coastal villas in Positano, Ravello, and Amalfi, and on Capri and Ischia, present specific access and security management challenges: single-road access on the Amalfi coast road, marine approach points for coastal properties, and ferry or helicopter access to island venues requiring transfer coordination. Pre-event security assessments for coastal and island events cover these access vectors and plan vehicle, marine, and air transfer security management throughout the event programme.
Naples Capodichino and Delegate Transfers
Naples Capodichino Airport (NAP) handles delegate arrivals and departures for Naples and Campania events. Pre-arranged GPG-licensed transport covers the Capodichino-to-venue transfer. Intercity delegate transfers from Rome (approximately 225 kilometres, 2 to 2.5 hours on the A1) are managed for events drawing delegates from the Italian capital. Capri and Ischia ferry transfers from Molo Beverello and Calata Porta di Massa are coordinated for island event programmes.
Vetted operators. Local knowledge. Proven protocols.
Sources for this page
Licensing, firearms and foreign-operator rules for Naples, checked : TULPS (Regio Decreto 18 giugno 1931, n. 773), article 133, text (Brocardi); TULPS, article 134, text (Brocardi); TULPS, article 138, text (Brocardi); Prefettura, Decreto Ministeriale 1 dicembre 2010, n. 269, as amended; DPR 4 agosto 2008, n. 153, text (tiropratico.com); Camera dei deputati, written submission by Verisure Italia on A.C. 1660 (20 May 2024). The full rules are on our Naples security overview.
Travel advice quoted on this page: FCDO travel advice: Italy. Advice changes; read the current version before travel.